Placemaking

06 November 2025

Shortlist Announced for Gateways to Whitechapel Design Competition

We're pleased to announce the shortlist for the Gateways to Whitechapel Design Competition with Tower Hamlets Council. The six shortlisted teams will now further develop their proposals.

05 November 2025

Making London’s public realm work for its people: A celebration of the NLA Awards 2025 shortlist for public spaces

Joel Cockhill celebrates the NLA Awards 2025 shortlist for public spaces, showcasing how thoughtful design and engineering create inclusive, resilient places for people.

04 November 2025

Five minutes with... Matt Jackson

David Taylor talks with Hawkins\Brown director Matt Jackson about what drew him to the firm and the key tech and wellness trends shaping workplace design.

Housing

04 November 2025

A Turning Point for Public Housing: Reflections on the Homes for Londoners launch

A reflection on NLA’s Homes for Londoners launch, where leaders in housing, planning, and investment backed a bold new Impact Fund to tackle London’s housing emergency.

Housing

04 November 2025

Public Housing Insights: Unlocking smarter public housing regeneration with OS data

Pam Witham, Customer Development Manager at Ordnance Survey, highlights how location data supports every stage of housing, enabling scalable, future-proof regeneration for all Londoners.

03 November 2025

Back to the Future: Planning for tomorrow’s workspace

David Maddison explores the widening gap between leadership expectations for office attendance and the reality of hybrid work, revealing how most workplaces are not optimised for actual use.

Placemaking

03 November 2025

Hope in the Square

The shortlisted teams and their corresponding proposed designs for our 'Hope in the Square' design competition alongside Southwark Council have now been announced.

NextGen

31 October 2025

Designing Connections: The IStructE London Young Members’ Group and BDP Launch Inaugural Design Competition

James Jackson, Senior Structural Engineer at BDP, announces Designing Connections, the first design competition by the IStructE London Young Members’ Group (LYMG) in partnership with BDP.

28 October 2025

Five minutes with… Mathieu Proctor

David Taylor talks with Mathieu Proctor, head of urban design at HTA, about his move from the GLA, the market’s outlook, and the future of New Towns and urban extensions.

Net Zero

28 October 2025

Retrofit Reimagined: Building less and sharing more

Gareth Atkinson of Civic calls for a culture of reuse in construction, rethinking retrofit through system thinking, collaboration, and the creation of “shareable buildings.”

Housing

27 October 2025

Public Housing Insights: Partnerships that build more than homes

Peabody’s Chief Investment Officer, Philip Jenkins, looks to adapt housing delivery models to address the realities of today and the future, while emphasising the importance of partnerships.

Education & Health

27 October 2025

Good news, good data: UX research on LSE’s evolving campus quality

Ziona Strelitz, Founder of ZZA Responsive User Environments, explores how LSE’s evolving campus shows the impact of design and user experience on social and institutional outcomes.